Stable Isotope Lab
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
        last updated: April 9, 2025
      
About the Laboratory
Stable Isotope Lab
            GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
          
 
            @ Section 3.2 Organic and Earth Surface Geochemistry
          
 
            This Laboratory
            
            is part of:
 
- Organic-geochemical Laboratories laboratory complex
- Networks: Geo.X
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Description
The Stable Isotope Lab addresses stable hydrogen isotope analysis of lipids and hydrocarbons (lean samples), stable carbon isotope analysis of lipids, hydrocarbons, gases (lean samples), stable carbon and hydrogen isotope analysis (rich samples) as well as bulk stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis.
Instruments
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                  EA-IRMS - Elemental Analyzer Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer
                  
 Isotopic Ratio Mass Spectrometer
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                GC-IRMS - Gas Chromatography Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer
                
 Isotopic Ratio Mass Spectrometer
Analytical Methods
- EA-IRMS - Elemental Analyzer Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry
- GC-IRMS - Gas Chromatography Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry
Laboratory Keywords
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